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Formalist Analysis of "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes" in TTTC

Analyze the chapters "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes" in Tim O'Brien's book The Things They Carried using a formalist perspective. Summarize the chapters, create a domain-purpose chart, select important quotes, and discuss O'Brien's overall purpose.

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Formalist Analysis of "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes" in TTTC

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  1. AGENDA -Bellwork -Apply Formalist Perspective to “Speaking of Courage” and “Notes” Analyze “Speaking of Courage” and “Notes” in TTTC using a Formalist Perspective. “He has to live in the midst of the incomprehensible, which is also detestable.” Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness― Joseph Co 10 Oct. 2012

  2. Bellwork 10/10/2012 • Hand in your index cards to the turn in basket • Discuss in class: • What theme that we’ve previously discussed in class do you think O’Brien is trying to emphasize in his stories “Speaking of Courage” and “Notes”?

  3. Formalist Analysis • Write all of this down: • Summarize “Speaking of Courage” & “Notes” • Create a Domain—Example—Purpose chart and create at least 5 rows (total for both chapters) • Choose several (at least 3) important quotes from these chapters and explain why you thought they were important • Make a claim about what you think O’Brien’s overall purpose was for these chapters and write one paragraph: • Treat this like a mini-essay: Topic sentence, thesis, example (with pg. reference), explain how example supports your thesis, conclusion. This should take up about ½ a page or more.

  4. Homework • Bellwork Journals due tomorrow. Bring to class! • Formalist Analysis due tomorrow

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